Four Rangers Receive Medals
Four members of the 75th Ranger Regiment received awards for valor at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, on Friday, 26 October 2012. The Chief of Staff of the Army, GEN Raymond Odierno, presided and presented the following decorations:
SGT Craig D. Warfle – received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism on 18 August 2010 in Logar province, Afghanistan.
SSG Dominic J. Annecchini – received the Silver Star for heroism on 16 May 2012 in eastern Afghanistan.
SGT Christopher D. Coray – received the Silver Star for heroism on 27 and 28 May 2011 in northern Afghanistan.
SGT Michael A. Ross – received the Silver Star for heroism on 13 April 2012 in Afghanistan.
In addition, at the same ceremony 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism in action between 15 May 2010 and 20 Oct 2010.
Details of each man’s heroic actions can be found here. IMO it’s worthwhile reading.
Exceptional heroism. Exceptional men.
Category: Real Soldiers
Incredible stuff.
No wonder Rangers are the baddest light infantry soldiers in the world.
Proud to say i went through SS with SGT Ross. Hes a great guy, intense and full of laughs.
RLTW!
These Rangers embody the very best traits of the American Fighting Man. Sgt. Martin Anthony Lugo, the Ranger who fell in the 18 August 2010 action for which Sgt. Craig D. Warfle received the Distinguished Service Cross, was on his sixth deployment. I read his obituary. It is a heart wrenching read, of course, but it is also amazingly inspiring. It includes this line: “He loved his family, friends and his Ranger brothers.” If you would like to read Sgt. Lugo’s obituary, I’m certain his Ranger brothers would appreciate it. The link to it is below. God bless them all.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?pid=144941119#fbLoggedOut